Section 9(6)(b) in The M.P. Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1976
(b)judicial proceedings shall be deemed to be instituted-(i)in the case of criminal proceedings, on the date on which the complaint or report of a police officer, of which the Magistrate takes cognizance, is made, and(ii)in the case of civil proceedings, on the date the plaint is presented in the Court.